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Haven't we tried to snatch him a few times already? I remember hearing snippets in the news about how we did a few raids on his house and offices recently. There was an SF Captain KIA'd on one of them I beleive.
I think the Coalition strategy is to let the new government deal with him. I don't think we can just go around whacking their religious leaders (no matter how much they might deserve it). It would just upset too many people, in Iraq, and in the media.
Would killing Sadr solve any of our problems with his militia? I don't know. Probably not. His followers are many, and I think it would make the situation worse with them and ulitimatly for our troops.
I also don't think the Bush administration can afford to effectively deal with Sadr this close to the election either.
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